Adaptation through Water 2025

Contributors Acknowledgements The World Economic Forum and BCG would like to extend their gratitude to the following individuals for their valuable contributions to this report. The paper does not necessarily reflect the views of these individuals and/or their organizations. Expert advice is purely consultative in nature and does not imply any association with the takeaways or conclusions presented within this paper.World Economic Forum Eric White Head, Climate Adaptation Boston Consulting Group Dave Sivaprasad Managing Director and Partner, Singapore Dean Muruven Associate Director, Water and Nature, Johannesburg Christian Xia Project Leader, SingaporeSingapore International Foundation Corinna Chan Chief Executive Officer Christie Lee Director, Programmes Division Kathlyn Loke Manager, Programmes Division Tan Ying Jie Senior Manager, Programmes Division Geraldine Chin Singapore Country Director, Conservation International Pritha Hariram Regional Director, Water and Climate Adaptation, Ramboll Peter Ho Convenor, Forum for Climate Change Adaptation Khoo Teng Chye Chairperson, Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) Kelvin Kuek Chairman, Malaysian Water Association Sarawak Branch Eric Lai Vice President, Industry Sales and Regional Managing Director, IND APAC and China, Grundfos James Lam Executive Director (Global), Coastal Engineering and Management, Surbana Jurong Group Adrian Law Executive Director, Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of SingaporeLeong Yee May Managing Director, Equinix Singapore Maitreyee Mukherjee Research Fellow, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Kavickumar Muruganathan ESG Policy and Planning Director (APAC), Microsoft Operations Ashley Ng Singapore, Malaysia and APAC Indirect Markets Leader, Water Infrastructure, Xylem Thuy Ngo Executive Director, Thrive Networks / East Meets West Charles Quek Chief Executive Officer, HSL Group Satya Ramamurthy Chair Public Sector, Structured Finance Department Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Graeme Riddell Senior Vice President, Climate and Sustainability Consulting Leader, Marsh Asia Adaptation through Water: Mobilizing the Private Sector for Climate Adaptation in Southeast Asia 28